Partnered decision support: Parental perspectives of completing a pre-visit pediatric asthma questionnaire via the patient portal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Collection of patient-reported data has been demonstrated to improve asthma outcomes. One method to collect information is through the electronic patient portal. In practice, patient portal use in pediatrics and, specifically for asthma management, has had low uptake.

Objective

To understand parental/caregiver experience of pediatric asthma care management, and perceptions of the use of patient portal questionnaires before the clinic visit.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with caregivers of children 5-11 years old with asthma in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Health System. We included patient portal "users" (n = 20) and "non-users" (n = 5). Interview questions were developed based on clinic visit workflow with a focus on p

SUBMITTER: Ross MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8665051 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature